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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SBÖ 2006 MEDIEVAL HISTORY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 5

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

Middle Ages form an important part of World History. Teaching culture and civilization of Middle Ages and learning of the 11 century that begin with the split of the Roman Empire until its destruction are the main objectives of this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the history of the Roman Empire after Christianity 2   Understands the political and demographic balance of the Northern Mediterranean and the Balkans during the Middle Ages 3   Perceives the process of birth of Islam, the impact of the process to world politics and culture 4   Understands the culture and social and economic life of Turks after Islam and pre-Ottoman 5   Comprehends characteristics of western and eastern cultures in the Middle Ages and the effects of the two cultures to one another

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Course Introduction: Scope, importance, and rules 2 Theoretical division of the Roman Empire and Christianity 3 Emigration of nations and the shaping of Europe 4 Feudalism in Europe and the Age of Church 5 Emergence of Islam: The Prophet. Muhammad and the Four Caliphs period 6 The strengthening and spread of Islam: the Umayyad period 7 Age of Islamic Culture: the Abbasids 8 Midterm Exam 9 Turks in Islam, Increaseof the political power of Islam, Karahan Turks and Ghaznavids 10 Civilization and history of the Seljuks, the conquest of Anatolia, culture of the Seljuks in Anatolia 11 The Crusades 12 Mongols, emergence, and cultural and historical consequences of the Mongol invasion in the Near East 13 Near East political status after the Mongol invasion, the Mongol states and the Anatolian principalities 14 Turkish presence and culture outside Anatolia in the late Middle Ages, Mamluks and Timurids End of the Middle Ages: the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ibrahim Balık, Ortaçağ Medeniyeti ve Tarihi Yardımcı Kitaplar: Doğu Batı Ortaçağ Aydınlığı Sayısı Uberte Ego, Ortaçağı Düşlemek Goerge Duby, Ortaçağ Kentleri ve Kültürü

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion, Cooperative Learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Ara Sınav 2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı 3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60 4 BUT Bütünleme Notu 5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 4 52 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing presentations 1 2 2 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 3 2 5 LO.2 3 2 5 LO.3 3 2 5 LO.4 3 2 5 LO.5 3 2 5